Test your English listening skills in a medical context! Watch these YouTube clips and see how well you understood!
**hint, you may have to watch them several times, I have deliberately made them difficult!**
What investigation does Mrs O'Brien need?
Correct!
Wrong!
At 00.56 the nurse says to the doctor "and a tox screen for Mrs O'brien".
Why can't one of the children go to school?
Correct!
Wrong!
At 01.33 the woman says (sarcastically) "If I mention impetigo he'll ditch his girlfriend straight away..."
Where is Jacob in pain?
Correct!
Wrong!
At 00.50 his mum says "he has said a few times that his tummy's hurting". Tummy is often used, especially with children, as the lay term for abdomen
How well can you understand these Medical TV shows?
Genius!
Well done! As well as getting all the answers correct, did you notice any idioms used in the clips?
Not quite!
This was a tricky quiz, well done on getting some correct answers! Did you notice any new idioms in the clips?
Better luck next time!
These clips were hard! Maybe try again with subtitles? Also listen out for some idioms!
Share your Results:
How did you do?
Check out my blog post for the 7 top medical TV shows so you can keep practising!
Thank you so much, you are great!
That’s so nice of you, thank you!
you are amazing hanna,you made an oet skills fun and easy .thank you ,love you so much…
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found it useful!